I know this sounds counter-intuitive to some but I have turned off auto-rotate on my phone, which I have found to be quite annoying, and I would like to know if it is possible to manually rotate the screen?
I have a Sony Xperia X10 on Android 2.3.3
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How do I manually rotate the screen?
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I had the same annoyance you're having, but I managed to find a great app for this called AutoRotate Switch. It basically toggles the autorotate on and off by either tapping the app icon or you can map it to your search button and just long press it.
Just to be clear, it doesn't actually rotate your screen! It only toggles the autorotate, so you'll still have to physically reorient your phone.
Get it free here: https://market.android.com/details?id=kennethcheng...
Or if you want to support the developer, buy the donation version here: https://market.android.com/details?id=kennethcheng...
Just to be clear, it doesn't actually rotate your screen! It only toggles the autorotate, so you'll still have to physically reorient your phone.
Get it free here: https://market.android.com/details?id=kennethcheng...
Or if you want to support the developer, buy the donation version here: https://market.android.com/details?id=kennethcheng...
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I searched the whole web for a solution to my problem which just like this thread. I wanted to be able to cycle between landscape and portrait at the press of a button. Unfortunately I found no tutorials to do so, therefore I had to develop my own method and I wanna share it with the community.
*This doesn't require root permision! : )
This method isnt free but afterwards you can rotate the screen by double tapping the home button.
1: Invest ($1.49) in an app by Coin Soft[I] called "Orientation Control"
1.a After installing open the app to change some settings. Set the switch style to "Cycle". Then select Cycle Settings>Disabled Switch>Auto Rotate.
2: Now download a free app by Hideki Kato called "Home2 Shortcut" and open after installing.
3: Now you need to set up "Home2". For step 1 of the Home2 set-up, select "choose Application>Installed Applications" and set it to "Orientation Switch"
4: Scroll down to step 3 of the Home2 set-up, and select "choose home application" and set it to whatever your preferred launcher is.
5: Finally read step 4 of the Home2 set-up, and do just as is says.
Now you can double tap the home button at anytime and rotate the screen. Hope someone finds this useful ; )
"Home2 Shortcut": https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eikatou0...
"Orientation Control": https://market.android.com/details?id=com.coinsoft...
*This doesn't require root permision! : )
This method isnt free but afterwards you can rotate the screen by double tapping the home button.
1: Invest ($1.49) in an app by Coin Soft[I] called "Orientation Control"
1.a After installing open the app to change some settings. Set the switch style to "Cycle". Then select Cycle Settings>Disabled Switch>Auto Rotate.
2: Now download a free app by Hideki Kato called "Home2 Shortcut" and open after installing.
3: Now you need to set up "Home2". For step 1 of the Home2 set-up, select "choose Application>Installed Applications" and set it to "Orientation Switch"
4: Scroll down to step 3 of the Home2 set-up, and select "choose home application" and set it to whatever your preferred launcher is.
5: Finally read step 4 of the Home2 set-up, and do just as is says.
Now you can double tap the home button at anytime and rotate the screen. Hope someone finds this useful ; )
"Home2 Shortcut": https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eikatou0...
"Orientation Control": https://market.android.com/details?id=com.coinsoft...
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I dont think there is any way you can manually change the rotate option. Sometimes it does get annoying but i am using wolfbreak's 2.3.3 custom rom which has rotate widget in the notification bar which makes it easier.....But stock 2.3.3 on x10 does not permit as far as i recall....hope this helps.....
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I use an app called Tasker. It's not free, but it's very powerful. I have Rotate set to off, but when X app launches, Tasker sets autorotate to On. I have this set for apps such as Messenger, Browser, Gallery & whatnot. Tasker isn't the easiest thing to configure, but it's just awesome.
Once it's set, you can forget it.
Once it's set, you can forget it.
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